Scots post office workers to strike

It’s not often the much maligned U.S. Postal Service gets praise or applause, but that’s what it got Oct. 18 when postal officials announced to a school gymnasium full of Cummaquid residents that everything would remain the same at their favorite neighborhood gathering place, the tiny Cummaquid Post Office on Route 6A. More: continued here

Columbus Dispatch Banks see opportunity in post office woesColumbus DispatchDepending on the Postal Service's consolidation plans, the bank could look at partnerships at post office locations, where the bank could process checks and immediately capture electronic images of them. A partnership could benefit both parties, … More: continued here

Yorkshire Post (press release) SUB-POSTMISTRESS Kym Ledgar has vowed to hold the Government to account in her …Stoke & StaffordshireAnd she says she will not be afraid to speak up to central Government and minister for postal affairs Ed Davey. Kym, who runs Fenton Post Office in Christchurch Street, says now was the most important…

Downtown Post Office EvacuatedLex 18, KYThe post office on High Street in downtown Lexington was evacuated and nearby streets closed Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was left in the building. The package was discovered around 3 pm Officials at the scene say that it appears that … More: continued here

Post Office to mark 17th Annual Devils RunDevil’s Lake Daily Journal, NDThe Devils Lake Post Office will hold a special postmark cancellation commemorating the 17th Annual Devils Run. There will be two special cancellations. The first will be on Friday, May 29 from 2 – 6 pm and the second on Saturday, May 30 from 3…

Another post office in our area is closing. More: continued here